How to Install TS ODBC DataServer Expose Utility

Before you install the TS ODBC DataServer Expose Utility component, make sure you have:

Installed the TS ODBC DataServer Single-Tier or Multiple-Tier software
Installed the Thoroughbred Environment, version 8.7.0 or above
Defined a device line in the appropriate IPL file for a hierarchical directory
Defined data file formats and links in Dictionary-IV
Defined the terminal device to use Thoroughbred Windows

To install the Single-Tier version of TS ODBC DataServer Expose Utility, please refer to the section titled Single-Tier. To install the Multiple-Tier version, please refer to the section titled Multiple-Tier.

Single-Tier/Windows Server

Use the following procedure to install the Single-Tier and Windows Server versions of TS ODBC DataServer Expose Utility:

Installation

All installations and activations must be run with Administrator privileges. Once fully installed and activated the products can be run using standard user accounts.

Login using an Administrator account.
Extract the contents of the odbc_expose.zip file and run setup.exe.
The InstallShield Wizard will start the installation process. You can exit this installation at anytime by selecting the Cancel button
Following the completion of the InstallShield process, start Thoroughbred Basic, type RUN “INSTALL”, and press the Enter key. When prompted to enter a Module Code or S, enter S to initiate a Selective install.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Single-Tier and Windows Server versions of TS ODBC DataServer Expose Utility. For more information on installation conventions, please refer to appropriate Thoroughbred installation documentation (Thoroughbred Environment for Windows Supplemental Guide with Installation).

Multiple-Tier/UNIX Server

Use the following procedure to install the Multiple-Tier version of TS ODBC DataServer:

Logon to the server system.
Determine the location of the data dictionary (IDDBD) that contains the definitions of the data you plan to expose to ODBC (for example, /usr/lib/basic/IDL4).
Move the downloaded product file into the IDL4 directory. Copy the distribution media to the system using cpio.
```
umask 0
cpio -icvBmud <TSODBC
```
(for Linux use –ivBmud above.)
Start Thoroughbred Basic, type RUN “INSTALL”, and press the Enter key. When prompted to enter a Module Code or S, enter S to initiate a Selective install.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Multiple-Tier version of TS ODBC DataServer Expose Utility. For more information on installation conventions, please refer to appropriate Thoroughbred Dictionary-IV installation documentation.

From the TS ODBC DataServer Installation and Activation Guide, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF